Couldn’t have happened to a nastier moron. Donnie has discovered he’s up *over* his ears in alligators, and he’s losing what’s left of his mind. (Does he still *have* a mind?) He didn’t look before he leaped, and now he’s paying for it far worse than he ever expected. He’s finding out the hard way what happens when you don’t listen to your people, especially the military leaders, in this case. Thanks to Raw Story:
President Donald J. Trump spurred a variety of alarmed reactions on Saturday after he asked other countries to help the U.S. with the Iran war amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. “The United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way,” Trump wrote, before shifting to call for international cooperation.
He urged countries reliant on oil transit through the strait to “take care of that passage,” promising substantial U.S. assistance and coordination to ensure “everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well.” Trump framed the effort as a long-overdue “team” approach that would foster “Harmony, Security, and Everlasting Peace!”
Didn’t check with his people, did he? And now he’s begging for help. He decided to go to war against Iran with Israel, and now he’s realizing how deeply he stepped into “it”, so now he’s afraid instead of crowing about how glorious our military (and country, even though it isn’t) is doing in this. We’re not doing that well. This is mortifying. It’s bad enough that Iran is most certainly fighting back. But now our ‘leader’ is beseeching countries for aid. How much of the world do you think is laughing at us?
The post drew immediate online backlash, with critics highlighting what they saw as a glaring contradiction: claiming total Iranian defeat while seeking help to secure the vital waterway, through which roughly one-fifth of global oil flows. Professor Phillips P. O’Brien, a noted historian and strategist, described the message as “a work of art” worthy of preservation. He pointed out the irony: if Iran’s military capability is “100% destroyed,” why plead with frequently insulted allies to intervene in the Gulf?
Frequently insulted is an understatement. And now he expects help because he didn’t think about Iran closing the Strait. Anyone with a lick of sense could look at the map and see that it would be a problem. It’s only about 25 miles wide at its narrowest point, so easily in range for any number of things, like, say, missiles. Or probably even drones! (I would have to defer to Denis, our resident expert, on that.)
Online reactions spread rapidly. PatriotTakes, which monitors right-wing extremism, quipped that Trump was “sending out invitations to WWIII.” //// MS NOW’s Chris Hayes called it an “instant classic.” //// Detractors mocked the pivot as evidence of overreach in the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, where recent airstrikes—including on Kharg Island’s military targets—have disrupted shipping but not fully neutralized threats like mines or asymmetric attacks. Supporters, however, viewed it as pragmatic leadership, emphasizing U.S. dominance and the need for shared burden in global security.
The statement also underscores broader challenges in Trump’s foreign policy approach: bold claims of triumph paired with appeals for multilateral support in a region where unilateral action has proven costly. As oil prices surge and tanker traffic remains vulnerable, the post highlights the delicate balance between projecting strength and acknowledging real-world limitations in securing critical chokepoints.
Should’ve thought of that before they started bombing Iran. It’s a little late now, and once again, we are paying the price for his stupidity. First, tariffs, now a war, it always comes down to us. Yes, we ‘want’ to pay higher prices because our ‘leader’ is an egomaniacal imbecile. Who cursed us with interesting times? It’s gotten old, so let’s stop.
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Time for the 25TH amendment, or was that yesterday? Not gonna happen. Section 4 would be best, but would be difficult because of Trump’s band of miscreants in the Cabinet. Section 3 could work , but would take a posse barging into the oval office, getting him to sign the document. Like I said above, not gonna happen. OK Congress, whereinell are you?
It was time for the 25th Amendment, the day he started the damn war.
Congress *could* do something, but with everything being controlled by Republicans afraid of Trump (mostly), nothing will happen even when everyone says it should.